sx
Start an xorg server (by Earnestly)
st
build of the suckless simple terminal with patches for alpha, font2, copyurl, openclipboard, invert, appsync, xresources, scrollback, w3m, keyboard select, boxdraw (by mrdotx)
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sx
Posts with mentions or reviews of sx.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-11.
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TTY as login screen
There's also another project that wraps Xinit - sx
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Linux needs an intuitive way to set global environmental variables (AKA getting touchscreen gestures enabled in Firefox is way too difficult)
Someone did: https://github.com/Earnestly/sx
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I use arch, btw
I use sx btw. The entire source code is under 45 lines of posix shell
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Is this a Linux way of saying "Your pass is weak" ?
Anyware, here is the git repo https://github.com/Earnestly/sx. Read the README file first.
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Starting XServer
sx anything else is dumb
- Using bash within xinitrc
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NVIDIA Linux Gaming Performance For Wayland vs. X.Org On Ubuntu 22.04
Well I use sx which is a simple alternative to startx + xinit. Then launch gwe in my sxrc (equivalent to xinitrc in this case).
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Emoji characters and symbol characters not displayed
I use a minimal setup with dvm, st and sx to start xorg.
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systemd-startxd
Here is link number 1 - Previous text "sx"
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Can I just use xorg without lightdm or xinit?
You don't need a display manager, but you do need xinit/startx or an equivalent program like sx, which I would highly recommend as more minimal alternative.
st
Posts with mentions or reviews of st.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-06.
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Autodafe: "freeing your freeing your project from the clammy grip of autotools."
> you need to "edit your makefile". That isn't going to work for distributions
Is it not? [st] requires exactly that. And distros seem to have no issues shipping it.
[st] https://st.suckless.org/
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Tabby: A terminal for a more modern age
I am fundamentally and ideologically opposed to using a terminal emulator implemented in electron.
If you feel similarly, then you might enjoy https://st.suckless.org/
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How to make simple terminal transparent
You can use different forks of the ST. I, for example, use this one, already with the necessary patches https://github.com/mrdotx/st
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[sowm] My first time using linux!
kiss with kiss-xorg, nsxiv, st, dmenu with script, tewi, fet.sh
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Warp? A terminal behind login popup
My journey of using terminal emulators began together with my introduction to Linux about 7 years ago. GNOME terminal was my first as it came pre-installed on Ubuntu, my first Linux distribution. Since then, I've had the opportunity to explore and utilize a range of terminal emulators, including Alacritty, Kitty, st, Konsole, xterm, and most recently iTerm2. It's been interesting to experiment with these different emulators, each offering its unique features (or similar however with each with personal touch), user interfaces, and performance benchmarks. Just the other day, a new terminal emulator caught my attention: Warp Terminal. My curiosity won, and Warp was downloaded, this short blog are my thoughts about Warp terminal. At the moment there is only support for macOS, however linux and windows builds are on the way.
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[dwm] Beginning on linux desktop, first ricing
Terminal : st
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XTerm: It's Better Than You Thought (2021)
For those looking for a minimal VT100 terminal emulator without the legacy baggage of Xterm, I highly recommend checking out Suckless Software’s st: https://st.suckless.org/
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circles.nvim - v2.0.1
That last reference builds off of the work of the other two. It also breaks down how NOT modern Xterm is, but, if I've read it correctly, it confirms that its input latency is low compared to all other tested terminal emulators, including Alacritty and ST, which humorously and justifiably thrashes Xterm on its homepage for being a bloated program. Its not a good choice for everyone: it has poor right-to-left text and Unicode support, making working with Chinese, Arabic, and other alphabets not great, I've read.
- Are there any resources you would recommend for someone trying to make a terminal emulator in C and x11?
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Which terminal do you usually use?
ST is a favorite of some fervent minimalists. I do not think you would like it.